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Thursday, 17 September 2009 21:58

While borate applications number in the thousands, chief among them are:


Agriculture:  Boron is an essential micronutrient for plants, vital to their growth and development.  Without sufficient boron, plant fertilisation, seeding and fruiting are not possible. On every continent of the world,  crop yields and food quality are diminished due to insufficient  boron  concentrations  in  the  soil.  These deficiencies can be corrected with borate fertilisers. In areas of acute deficiency, borates can increase crop yields by 30 to 40 percent.


Ceramics: Borates have been an essential ingredient in ceramic and enamel glazes for centuries, integral to affixing glazes or enamels, and enhancing their durability and lustre.  Borates are now gaining acceptance as an essential ingredient in ceramic tile bodies, allowing manufacturers to use a wider range of clays, heightening productivity and decreasing energy usage.

Detergents  and  Personal  Care  Products: Borates enhance stain removal and bleaching, stabilise enzymes, provide  alkaline  buffering,  soften  water  and  boost surfactant  performance  in  detergents  and  cleaners. Their biostatic properties control bacteria and fungi in personal care products.  New trials demonstrate that adding  borates  to  laundry  soap  bars  significantly improves their cleaning action and reduce levels of dirt redeposition.


Diet: Not surprisingly, people get the boron they need by eating plant-derived food.  Studies indicate that people in a  wide  variety  of  cultures  consume  one  to  three milligrams of boron per day through a combination of foods and drinking water in their local diets.  Although it has not yet been proved that humans need boron to live, there is almost universal agreement in the scientific community  that  boron  is  nutritionally  impor tant  to maintain optimal health.


Fibreglass : Borates  are  an  important ingredient  in  both  insulation  fibreglass  –  which represents the largest single use of borates worldwide – and textile fibreglass, used in everything from circuit boards to surfboards.  In both products, borates act as a  power ful  flux  and  lower  glass  batch  melting temperatures. They also control the relationship between temperature, viscosity and surface tension to create optimal glass fiberisation.


Glass: Borosilicate glass is the foundation for all heat-resistant glass applications and the myriad products they make possible – from cathode ray tubes to Pyrex® cookware. Borates increase the mechanical strength of glass, as well as their resistance to thermal shock, chemicals and water.


Polymer Additives: Zinc borates are used primarily as a fire  retardant  synergist  in  plastics  and  rubber applications. They can also function as smoke and afterglow suppressants, anti-tracking agents, and can be  used  in  polymers  requiring  high  processing temperatures. Zinc borates can be found in polymers ranging from electrical parts and automobile interiors to wall coverings and carpeting.


Wood Treatments: Borate treated wood is on the rise as a safe and long-lasting method to protect homes and other  structures  from  wood-destroying  organisms.
Borate-based preservatives can be used to treat solid wood, engineered wood composites and other building materials like studs, plywood, joists and rafters.  Borates
prevent  fungal  decay  and  are  deadly  to  termites , carpenter ants and roaches – but are safe for people, pets and the environment.


 
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